Posted By:flyingrose (Staff)
Posted On: 2006-Nov-20 08:55
"Black Friday" refers to the start of the holiday shopping season the day after Thanksgiving. They called it that because it was the day the retailers expected to be "in the black" (profitable).
Did you know there are sites that post the expected sales prices at major stores? If you're interested in buying something specific that day you may want to check these out:
I'm not big on shopping so I'm no expert but those three are the most mentioned. Search on the phrase "black friday" with quotes around it in any search engine to find more.
Posted By:bhartzer (Staff)
Posted On: 2006-Nov-20 13:54
Actually, I've been getting to dealigg.com, which is a social bookmarking service for deals.
Posted By:flyingrose (Staff)
Posted On: 2006-Nov-20 17:32
I tried to check that out but get SQL/DB Error -- [Can't find file: './dealdb_dealdbdealdb/total_deals.frm' (errno: 13)]
Probably just as well as I have too much work to look right now anyway. I love work!
Posted By:bhartzer (Staff)
Posted On: 2006-Nov-20 18:15
You're right, it looks like they're having an issue at the moment...first time I've seen that.